Tuesday, 8 November 2016Ageing eyes We are not the only ones who need glasses as we age - bonobos also become long-sighted as they get older, according to research.Subjects: eyes, animals, evolution, mammals, news

Wednesday, 4 May 2016Hunger gene Scientists have pinpointed a fault in a gene that should turn off hunger signals in Labrador retrievers making the dogs more inclined to become food obsessed.Subjects: animals, animal-behaviour, genetics, mammals, news

Thursday, 21 April 2016Panama monkey The discovery of seven little fossilised teeth during excavations to expand the Panama Canal provides the first evidence of a monkey on the North American continent.Subjects: evolution, palaeontology, mammals, news

Wednesday, 25 November 2015Long story Analysis of the neck bones of an extinct member of the giraffe family reveal how today's giraffe got its exceptionally long neck.Subjects: animals, evolution, mammals, news